Re: XP firewall is grayed out

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 11/22/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:22:24 -0600

Just right click the keys and select delete. --- Steve

"Roger Payne" <rpayne@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:B35D0E98-46AA-4982-BC23-D838001DDDAB@microsoft.com...
>i set them both to 0
> the only thing that changed was in firewall settings you can now click on
> do
> not allow exceptions, everythink else is still grayed out
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> It sounds like your computer has somehow had the same registry keys added
>> to
>> it that would be used by Group Policy, possibly by malware, to prevent
>> you
>> from enabling the firewall so I would suspect your computer may be
>> infected
>> and you need to make sure you take appropriate action such as scanning
>> for
>> malware and taking preventative steps to minimize future problems per the
>> second link below. Use regedit, if you are comfortable in doing so, and
>> see
>> if the following keys are present and if so delete them. A spyware
>> detection program such as AdAware SE [free for personal use] or Microsoft
>> AntiSpyware may detect the registry settings for you disabling your
>> Windows
>> Firewall and prompt you to delete them. --- Steve
>>
>> The registry keys to add to disable Windows Firewall for both the domain
>> and
>> standard profiles are the following:
>> . HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall
>> \DomainProfile \EnableFirewall=0 (DWORD data type)
>>
>> . HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall
>> \StandardProfile \EnableFirewall=0 (DWORD data type)
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses/default.mspx --- MS
>> info
>> on worms and viruses and how to remove
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxpsp2/Default.mspx
>> --- Protect Your PC [MUST follow advice]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/default.mspx --- MS
>> info
>> on spyware and link to fee AntiSpyware program
>>
>> "Roger Payne" <rpayne@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:152789EA-3BCF-4898-AF6A-D31255F28039@microsoft.com...
>> > my xp firewall is grayed out and says controled by group policy
>> >
>> > i have 1 computer
>> > MSHOME
>> > with internet, No server no group policy
>> >
>> > i know there is a reg key we can delete and restart and it will reset
>> > the
>> > firewall but i forget what is is!!
>>
>>
>>

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